Toy vehicle



Patented Mar. 25, 194 1 Y 1 UNITED STA S PATENT OFFICE Willy Kellermann, Nuremberg, Germany.

Application February 20, 1939, Serial No. 251,509 In Germany October 3, 1938 13 Claims. (Cl. 46-222) .This invention relates to toy vehicles in the the drawing, Fig. 1 is a side view of the toy vehiiorm of an automobile having a hood which may cle, Fig. 2 another side'view,'partly broken away, he turned into the body of the toy. showing the toy vehicle with the hood turned in- I'oy vehicles in the form of an automobile havward, so that the toy, vehicle has the appearance ing a hood which may be turned into the body of anopen automobile such as a touring car, Fig. 5 of the toy to change the appearance of the latter, 3 a front view partly in sectionof the .toy vehicle are known. In the known toy vehicles of this with the front cover removed, Fig. 4 a section on kind, however, it-is necessary to first impart some line I-I of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 atop view taken of turning or swinging motion to other parts of the front part of the toy vehicle showing in parthe toy vehicle in order to clear the space reticular the actuating means for imparting the 10 quired for reception of the hood upon being swung swinging motion to the hood of the vehicle. into the body of toy. In such .case, however, the Referring more particularly to the drawing, part to which theturning motion is imparted isthe toy vehicle consists of a base pla and the concealed from view and does not serve any'other hollow body of the vehicle representing the car l5 purpose. J body. A spring-driven clockwork 2 may be pro- In contra-distinction to such known'toy vehivided in the rear part of the car body, said clockcles my invention is essentially directed to a' spework serving as a mechanical drive for the rear cial construction of the toy vehicle in such a manaxle of the vehicle by means of a toothed gea ner that said hood, which is constructed in the 3 consisting of a crown-w eel an a pi ion. The

form of a hollow shell, is mounted swingably car body I of th y vehicle s p v d w h a 20 about an axis which is positioned in the central convertible roO or hood in the form of a longitudinal direction with respect to said hood hollow shell-like member provide With journals or hollow shell, so that the latter, uponimpartingpivots 5. 5 positioned in the direction of the a swinging motion thereto will assume a position longitudinal central axis of said hood 4: The rear within the casing of the toy vehicle in amanner ioumal I rotates in the wall of the body f h 25' to present its interior surface as a bordered de- While e front PiVOt is ppo t d a pressed interior space of the toy vehicle. bearing provided in a U-shaped transverse plate. By so constructing said hood I secure the ad- 1 of the car body. In front of said bearing in' vantage that the swingable hood of the toy vehicle the plate 8 S Journal Divot 5 0811165 a p may be turned into the toy casing without first ion'B which is in mesh with a segmental gear- 30 clearing the space necessary for this purpose. wheel 'I provided with an arm 8 co-operating with Besides, according to my invention the hood upon an actuatin mechanism. This mechanism I being turned into the casing of the toy will not sists of a bogie II for the front wheel axle, said only be concealed from view but makes its ap- D 8 being mounted on the s p e e pearance in the form of a confined hollow interior bosie H 18 further Provided at One Of s 85.35

space of the toy vehicle. 7 with an upwardly directed nose l3 and at its rear The swingably mounted hood having the form nd with a gu d slot both s s w n Fi 5 of a hollow shell thus does not only normallyform Said guide slot is in engagement with said arm 8 the roof or top of the toy vehicle but also funcon said segmental gear wheel I. Above the bogie 40 tions after having been turned into the body of II there is mounted a longitudinally displaceable 40 the top vehicle to represent a lining or coveri'or. slide 15 provided with a lateral eye engaging from the open casing, and furthermore to form a cavity above the nose IS on the bogie II. A tongue M in thebody of the toy vehicle, said cavity serving bent out of the base plate l0 serves as a guide for as a seat for the figure of a driver. the. slide II, said tongue passing through a longi- In orderto perform the swinging motion of tudinal slot insaid slide. the hood,-the latter may be provided with any Connected'to the pinion 6 on the journal 5 desired actuating means, such as a gear-wheel is a crank II which is maintained under the acdrive, a driving axle or the like. It is further postion of a spring l8 tending to swing said crank sible to provide one or more figures representing into itsright-hand or left-handend position to the driver or other persons travelling in the vehiact as a stop for the respective right-hand or left- 50 cle, these figures participating in, the swinging hand swinging-motion imparted to the hood 4. motion imparted to said hood. In the left-hand and right-hand end positions-of In the accompanying drawingwhich forms part the crank H the swingably mounted hood 4 may ofthis specification I have represented an exambe kept either in its raised and visible position ;5 ple of a construction of my novel toy vehicle. In on the casing of the vehicle as shown in Fig. 1,

to represent a closed automobile, or in its lowered or turned-in concealed position as shown in Fig. 2 to represent an open automobile.

Within the hood or hollow shell 4 there may be placed at least one figure I6 representing the driver of the vehicle, this figure always participating in the swinging motion imparted to the hood 4. If the hood 4 is turned upward into the position shown in Fig. 1, the figure of the driver will be positioned upside down within the hollow space of said hood and will notbe visible as the windows are only outlined and are composed of the sheet metal of the hood. The windows on the lateral walls of the hood are only simulated to conceal the interior of the hood from view.

Swinging motion may be imparted to the hood 4 either by hand by Way of the pinion 6 and segmental gear-wheel 1 or by means of a spindle connected to the pivots 5, 5'. It will also be immediately possible to provide an arrangement whereby the swinging motion may periodically be imparted at intervals to the hood 4' in an automatic way from the clockwork 2, for instance by the intermediary of a cam-disk actuated by the latter, Swinging of the hood 4 by hand is assumed to be accomplished in the construction as shown by way of the pinion 6 and segmental gear-wheel 'I in such a manner that the slide l5 which is connected with a thrust-rod is moved wheels of the vehicle, while the rear slot 8' will move the arm 8 on the segmental gear-wheel l, so that the latter rotates the pinion 6 to efiect' the swinging motion of the hood 6 about the pivots 5, 5' through an angle of 180.

The end positions of the swinging motion of the hood 4 are in every case defined by the respective end positions of the crank I? which is under action of the spring it. Besides the crank I! or instead thereof there may be provided a rim t projecting from one' lateral edge of the hood 4, said rim ti abutting against the inwardly bent left-hand or right-hand rim I of the body I of the toy vehicle, when the hood is in its raised or depressed position, respectively.

-My invention is not confined to toy vehicles of the form of passenger automobiles but may likewise be used in connection with toy vehicles of the form of freight automobiles. It is further possible, without departing from my invention, to construct the toy vehicle without clockwork, for instance in the form of a toy railway car or the I claim: 1. A toy vehicle comprising a vehicle casing, a hood having the form of a hollow shell mounted swingably about an axis within its central longitudinal plane. to permit. swinging motion of said hood from normal position above the vehicle casing into a position within the latter, said hood in said latter position representing a bordered depressed interior space of said casing, and actuating means associated with said hood, said actuating means adapted to impart swinging mo:-

pressed interior space of said casing, and actuating means associated with said hood, said actuating means consisting of a toothed wheel drive adapted to impart swinging motion to said hood into the one or other of said positions.

3. A toy vehicle comprising a vehicle casing, a hood having the form of a hollow shell mounted swingably about an axis within its central longitudinal plane to permit swinging motion of said hood from normal position above the vehicle casing into a position within the latter, said hood in said latter position representing a bordered de-.

pressed interior space of saidcasing, and actuating means associated with said hood, said actuating means consisting of a spindle adapted to impart swinging motion to said hood into the one or other of said positions.

4. A toy vehicle comprising a vehicle casing, a hood having the form of a hollow shell mounted swingably about an axis Within its central longitudinal plane to permit swinging motion of said hood from normal position above the vehicle casing into a position within the latter, said hood in said latter position representing a bordered de pressed interior space of said casing, a toothed wheel drive associated with an axle for said top, and a bogie carrying the front wheels of said vehicle, said toothed wheel drive being operatively connected with said bogie to impart swinging motion to said hood upon bogie.

5. A toy vehicle comprising avehicle casing, a hood having the form of a hollow shell mounted swingably about an axis within its central longirotation of said tudinal plane to permit swinging motion of said 3 hood from normal position above the vehicle casing into a position within the latter, said hood in said latter position representing a bordered depressed interior space of said casing, an actuating mechanism for imparting swinging motion to said hood, said mechanism including a crank mounted on an axle of said hood, stops limiting the swinging motion of said crank and therewith of said hood, and a spring tending to rotate said crank into its one and the other end position defined by said stops to limit the respective swingswingably about an axis within its central longio tudinal plane to permit swinging motion of said hood from normal position above the vehicle casing into a position within'the latter, sa' 1. hood in said latter position representing a bordered depressed interior space of said casing, an axle for said hood, a bogie for the front wheels of the vehicle, and a toothed Wheel drive interposed between said axle and said bogie adapted to transmit the rotation of said bogie to said axle, therewith to impart swinging. motion to said hood.

7. A toy automobile comprising a vehicle body,

a hollow shell-like top rotatably mounted in the vehicle body on a longitudinal axis of the body, and means for turning said top relative to the body whereby in one position the top appears as a roof of the automobile and in another position the body forms the inner space. of the vehicle body.

8. A toy automobile according to claim'7, in which means are secured to the underside of the shell-like top in the hollow space thereof to simulate a passenger and a seat which are rotated with the top so that said means are visible' when the top is turned into the body to display the inner side or the hollow top as a limited and depressed vehicle interior.

essence ,s

inner surface the interior of the automobile, and

means for rotating the shell-like member to expose either the root surface or the interior surface to convert the toy into a closed or open automobile.

11. A toy automobile according to claim 10, in;

which the means includes a snap over device to rotate the member instantaneously from one position to the other.

. 12. A toyautomobi'le comprising a vehicle body, a member mounted in the vehicle body one side of said member forming a roof for the automobile and the other side ofsaid member forming the interior oi the automobile, and means for instantaneously converting the toy into a closed automobile by exposing the roof 'oran open automobile by exposing the interior.

13. A toy vehicle comprising a. body member,

means movably'mountedin the body member 10 forming a topfor the vehicle in one position and the interior in the other position, and means for rapidly adjusting said flrstmamed means to convert the toy vehicle into a closed vehicle from the open position or an open vehiclefrom the closed 15 position.

WILLYKELLERMANN. 

